Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-promoting series, by James A. Little. Designed for the instruction and encouragement of young Latter-Day Saints

Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 81

SHORT OF PROVISIONS. 79 under my observation among the Indians, have given me an assurance that the Lord is mindful of the wants of those bar-barians, and that He answers their prayers with the blessings they need. The snow fell sufficiently deep to cover up the grass, and our animals had to subsist principally on browse. The traveling was laborious, and when we arrived at the river by our old route, we had eight animals less than we left home with. This loss, and the poor condition of those that remained made traveling slow and tedious. On arriving at the Ute crossing of the Colorado, we found the water deep and ice running. Fording was difficult and dangerous. This, coupled with the traditions of the Moquis against crossing this river, visibly affected our Moquis friends. An-ticipating that they might be entirely discouraged and not proceed farther, I forwarded their blankets and provisions by the first ones that crossed over. When we desired them to cross, they expressed a wish to return home, but when I informed them that their things had been taken over, they concluded to follow. When the crossing was successfully accomplished, they returned thanks to. the Father of all for their preservation. On the north side, it occupied a day to bridge a muddy inlet and get on to the bench above. The crossing was accom-plished the first day of the year 1863. Brothers L. M. Fuller and James Andrus, whose animals were still in fair condition, were advised to push on as fast as practicable, and send us back some supplies, as we were very short of food. The rest of the company traveled slowly to save the weak animals. We lay by one day on the Pahreah, and killed and cooked crows to help out our rations. Six days from the river we camped on Kanab Creek. That evening, Brother Lucius M. Fuller came into camp with a fat sheep, dressed, and some bread and flour, which were fur-nished by Brother Wm. B. Maxwell, from his ranch on Short Creek, forty miles beyond our camp.